Faith in Practice - Guatemala
***Photos by Mia and Jeff Kennel***
Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua is surrounded by active volcanoes. Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Looking toward Volcano de Agua. Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Volcano de Agua. Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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The team tours Las Obras, the hospital in Antigua, from the wonderful Padre Jose.
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Padre Jose
Padre Jose and Las Obras is a social center for the needy, shelter for old people, treatment of malnourished children, handicapped and blind or mentally diseased people. Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
Team Stempel meets for first day training
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Two women wait to be screened on triage day.
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Many local volunteers are needed to assist the surgical teams.
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Hundreds of people from far away villages wait to be triaged.
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Often the whole family comes.
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There are at least 7 ethnic groups in Guatemala.
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On triage day patients are interviewed before seeing a doctor.
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Triage day is a long day for many.
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Waiting room. Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Translators are available to translate from the patients native language (often a Mayan or Amerindian dialect) to Spanish and finally to English.
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A man waits as his wife is seen by doctors during triage day.
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Meticulous records are kept of each patient.
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Prayers are offered to family members waiting for their loved ones to get out of surgery.
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In the O.R.
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In the O.R.
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After surgery patients recover in the post-op room.
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Local staff are critical to the success of these surgical missions.
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Surgical rooms are well equipped.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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This 19 year old boy could no longer work due to a cyst on his wrist. It was removed and he is now able to handle a machete again and get back to work.
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Katie Stempel, a UP nursing student, assists during surgery.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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Two large ovarian cysts were removed from a patient.
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Dental procedures, from tooth extractions to fillings and cleanings, are also performed by the dental team.
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Dental procedures, from tooth extractions to fillings and cleanings, are also performed by the dental team.
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A family member prays for their loved one during their surgery.
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Photographed on assignment for Portland Magazine.
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An anesthesiologist preps the patient.
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An anesthesiologist preps the patient.
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